The resilience of the Spanish health system against the COVID-19 pandemic
Spain, with more than 11 000 cases and 491 deaths as of March 17, 2020, has one of the highest burdens of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide. In response, its government used a royal decree (463/2020)1 to declare a 15-day national emergency, starting on March 15.
18 Mar 2020 ... Thus, the Basque Country declared a public health emergency ... https://www.boe .es/buscar/pdf/2020/BOE-A-2020-3580-consolidado.pdf.